Composers: Keith Richards, Steve Jordan
& Charley
Drayton
Recording date: March-September 1992
Recording locations: The Site, San Rafael, California;
Studio 900, Master Sound Astoria,
New York Giant
Recording Studios & The Hit Factory, New York
City, USA
Producers: Keith Richards, Steve Jordan & Waddy
Wachtel Chief
engineer: Don Smith
Line-up:
Drums: Steve
Jordan
Bass: Charley
Drayton
Electric guitars: Keith Richards & Waddy Wachtel
Lead vocal: Keith Richards
Background vocals: Keith Richards, Waddy Wachtel, Steve Jordan,
Bernard Fowler &
Babi Floyd
Clavinet: Ivan
Neville
Percussion: Steve Jordan
Rattlesnake: Keith Richards
TrackTalk
We tried all kinds of shakers and rattles. We spent a day trying rattling all kinds of different things that didn't work. I happened to have a walking stick from New Mexico which is a whole rattlesnake. The handle is it's head; the tip of the stick is the rattle. And that was the thing that worked.
Wicked As It Seems is certainly a cousin of Love Is Strong. In fact maybe a little closer related than that!... Also, time-wise they're pretty much on the same level.